February 11, 2022 by
A&S News
From the state of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes to the evolution and trajectory of the “freedom convoy,” scholars from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.
Here’s some of what they had to say this week.
February 4, 2022
- Jeffrey Knockel of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy talks to NPR about his latest research that revealed security flaws in the Beijing Olympics app.
- In a Toronto Sun recap of a transit-oriented communities webinar, Department of Geography & Planning and School of Cities professor Matti Siemiatycki notes that transit should be viewed as the catalyst that unlocks a community’s potential.
February 5, 2022
- Political Science assistant professor Ryan Hurl argues in the Toronto Star that to succeed in the midterm elections, U.S. democrats need to appeal to moderate voters.
- Ray Carlberg, professor in the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, discusses the James Webb Space Telescope and its potential for discovery of life in outer space on CHCH Inside the Story.
February 6, 2022
- Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman comments in The Washington Post on Pierre Poilievre's announced run for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership.
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology professor Chelsea Rochman and her Trash Team collect plastic waste from Toronto Harbour each year, as covered by the CTV News online, blogTO and the Toronto Sun.
February 7, 2022
- Throughout the week, Nelson Wiseman discusses how the “freedom convoy” is indicative of polarization in Canada and whether there is an end in sight with CBC News online, Radio-Canada and CityNews online.
- Andres Kasekamp, professor in the Department of History and Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, tells The Globe and Mail that Russian media plays a significant role in shaping the views of Latvia’s Russian minority.
- A spoken word poet talks about how History assistant professor Funké Aladejebi helped him reconsider Black identity on CBC Radio New Brunswick’s Information Morning
February 8, 2022
- Ian Williams, associate professor in the Department of English, and his poetry collection Word Problems are featured in a Daily Hive round-up of Black Canadian authors to follow.
- English professor George Elliot Clarke writes how Black History Month is important for better understanding the transatlantic slave trade in Beach Metro Community News.
- For NBC, Department of Political Science professor and Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert explains the My2022 app security flaws his team uncovered.
February 9, 2022
- Department of Computer Science professor Raquel Urtasun shares insights on her autonomous vehicle company Waabi’s AI simulator with Forbes, The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.
- Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Munk School’s Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies Seva Gunitsky talks about the history of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and what the future holds, on CityNews podcast The Big Story.
- Nelson Wiseman comments for iPolitics on the election of Candice Bergen as interim leader of the Conservative party.
- In the Toronto Star, School of Cities director and professor in the Department of Geography & Planning Karen Chapple comments on a Statistics Canada report about differences in GTA population growth.
February 10, 2022
- Cary Woodruff, recent PhD graduate in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, shares new research with The Globe and Mail on the first known case of a flu-like disease in a dinosaur.
- Department of Chemistry professor Helen Tran discusses the progress made by women in STEM on CBC Radio Ottawa All in a Day.
- Matti Siemiatycki talks to The Narwhal about the decision to develop farmland in Halton Region and whether urban sprawl has an endpoint.
- For CTV News online, Department of Sociology PhD student Kayla Preston explains the parallels between the trucker convoy in Canada and far-right sentiments in the U.S.
- Professor Diana Fu of the Department of Political Science and the Munk School explains to the Associated Press how China’s affinity for vast public spaces and big buildings help maintain state power.